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With elements in the bees lives that tied in nicely with the lives of Lily Owens and the bee keeping sisters. I have a feeling the title may deter a lot of people thinking that, oh, it's a book about bees! Well, there is a lot mentioned about bees, but it only helps enrich the story. There was romance, love, family, racial issues, religious experiences, and bees. it grabbed you, but didn't startle you so much that the rest of the book was dull in comparison.

It started off with a bang, that wasn't a bang.

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It was touching, well-written, beautiful, full of expression, insightful, anything you could want in a book and then some. I just want to give it several A+'s and a kiss! Honestly, The Secret Life of Bees has to be one of the best books I've read in a while. T Ahhh! *gasp* *choke* *stammer* I can barely find the words to say how much I loved this book. I just want to give it several A+'s and a kiss! It was touching, well-written, beautiful, full of expression, insightful, anything you could want in a book and then some. It really is pretty fresh and in my opnion, worthwhile.moreĪhhh! *gasp* *choke* *stammer* I can barely find the words to say how much I loved this book. It's kind of a period piece, too, and I guessed what I loved about it is that it's so not done. Totally not for everyone, but it's good, and it's stayed with me all this time.

Don't get me wrong, it is definitely chock-full of estrogen-soaked coming of age wisdom, complete with a veritable orgy scene of feminine self-discovery in which a roomful of goddess-worshipping gospel earth mothers smear honey onto a wooden likeness of the Virgin Mary.Īdmit it, you're kind of interested. But when she gave me this book I happened to have a lot of time on my hands, so I determined to read it just to humor her, and braced myself for a sickeningly bittersweet learn-about-yourself Ya Ya Sisterhood fiasco.Īnd really, it kind of was. That is when I normally drop the book and run as fast as possible away from her, screaming and flailing my arms. It was, in fact, my mother who demanded I read this book, because she read it in her book club.

You know the type I'm talking about: 'Reviving Ophelia', 'Not Without My Daughter'.mother-y books. This is SO not the kind of book I normally read. But when she gave me this book I happened to have a lot of time on Okay, hear me out.

This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.more Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina-a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. When Lily's fierce-hearted black 'stand-in mother,' Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina-a town th Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed.

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